St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox Betting Preview/Prop Picks

Two historic teams are set to meet up on Saturday night as the Boston Red Sox host the St. Louis Cardinals. Boston came away with a 6-5 win in the series opener, and St. Louis will be looking to get back on track.

The Cardinals come into this game with an overall record of 37-29, and they are now in first place in the NL Central Division. St. Louis has gone just 16-16 on the road this season, and that is one area that needs to improve.

Boston is currently in fourth place in the AL East Division even though they have gotten back to the .500 mark. The Red Sox have gone 4-1 over their last five games, and this team is trending in the right direction. 

The St. Louis Cardinals are slight moneyline betting favorites at -102 over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. 

Goldschmidt Carrying the Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals could have the NL MVP on their side this season as Paul Goldschmidt is having a monster season. St. Louis has a team on-base percentage of .323 this season, and Goldschmidt usually does most of the slugging.

The All-Star first baseman leads the team with 16 home runs and 56 RBIs to go along with a .344 batting average. St. Louis has a lineup that should be able to take advantage of a great hitter’s park in this game.

Daniel Hudson is set to start on Saturday night for the Cardinals, and he is 4-3 with a 3.29 ERA this season. 

Boston Beating Teams With Pitching

The Boston Red Sox have really turned things around at the plate after a slow start, and the pitching staff has been tremendous as well. Boston now has a team ERA of just 3.55 on the year, and that staff has been taking over games of late. 

Kutter Crawford is set to start in this game, and he is one pitcher that has struggled. Crawford is just 1-1 with a 5.74 ERA this season, and he has to find a way to shut down a good Cardinals lineup. 

Rafael Devers leads the team with 16 home runs on the year, and Trevor Story has a team-high 44 RBIs. Boston doesn’t always swing the bats well, but they can break out in a big way at any time. 

Cardinals Get Revenge on Red Sox

The starting pitching matchup in this game appears to favor the St. Louis Cardinals slightly, but it should be another great battle. The series opener on Friday night was close, and much of the same should be expected on Saturday. 

Boston had a big day at the plate on Friday night, and this offense has been red-hot. St. Louis also has some big bats in the middle of that lineup, and they should be able to do some damage in this game. 

There won’t be much separation in Game 2 of the series on Saturday, but this time the Cardinals will do the most scoring. Bet the St. Louis Cardinals -102 as they pick up a win on Saturday night to get some revenge over the Boston Red Sox.

Prop Picks

St. Louis (-125) OVER 4.5 Runs

St. Louis is averaging 4.86 runs per 9 innings on offense, which ranks No. 6 in the league, while hitting .255 as a team, which ranks No. 5. Scores have gone OVER in six of the Cardinals’ last seven games overall.

With Dunkel predicting a St. Louis victory by the score of 6-5, take the Cardinals (-125) to finish OVER their Vegas team total of 4.5 runs against Boston.

Paul Goldschmidt (+180) OVER 1.5 Hits

Goldschmidt has 83 hits in 241 at-bats (.344 average) this season, which ranks No. 1 on the Cardinals and No. 2 in MLB. The first baseman has 11 hits in 25 at-bats (.440 average) in his last seven games.

With Dunkel predicting a Cardinals victory while going OVER their Vegas team run total, take Goldschmidt (+180) to finish OVER 1.5 hits against the Red Sox.

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